The Elite model includes LED headlights. Sleeker than the chunky second-generation Pilot, but also less distinctive.
The side view includes more than a hint of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (GLS for 2017). Base of side windows sweeps upward at the rear, but overall plenty of glass.
Unusually expansive footwells. More room in the front seat than in any direct competitor. The Pilot's instrument panel places controls within easy reach without being intrusive.
Operate the nine-speed transmission (Touring and Elite only) via non-intuitive push-buttons. I never got used to the placement of the digital speedometer.
Large, fairly comfortable driver seat. The second row slides and reclines. Green button activates an electric release.
Three adults can fit in the Pilot's third-row seat much more comfortably than in the Highlander's. You'll find far more cargo space behind the third row in a minivan, but less in most crossovers.
The cargo area behind the third row can hold much more if you remove the floor to open up a well. No power-folding third row is offered, but is one at all necessary?
With both rows folded, more cargo volume than any direct competitors except the GM sibs. Engine appears under-sized in such a large compartment.